[rarestia]

But if the neighbors offer me a Bud Light, I’m not about to turn my nose up at it even though it’s not my preference. In that case, I value the sentiment of the offer more than the beverage itself.

Great point, Chris! Beer is a social beverage, and I love being invited to a neighbor's home for a few beers, even if they are Bud Light.

Granted, most of them wind up at my house drinking my Sammy. I wonder if there's a reason for that...

[chrisser]

On a side note, we have some property in rural WV. We visit on vacation and long weekends.

Last time we were there, I got some gentle ribbing from the neighbors for drinking beer in bottles.

After a little thought, it occured to me why.

There's no city/county trash service in middle-of-nowhere WV. You pay by the bag for pickup or you find a way to recycle/dispose of it on site.

You can fit a heckuva lot of crushed aluminum cans in a trash bag compared to the same amount of empty bottles. Alternatively, you can get $$ for the aluminum cans - there's no money to be had for empty beer bottles.

Since we have to haul our trash off the property, I can live with canned beer if it save finding space for an extra trash bag on the way out.

Although I've recently found a pretty good IPA (Avery, IIRC) that comes in a can. Best beer I've ever had in a can.



I need to stock up before our next visit.